Comments on NAACP et al sue to block Legislature's "sham" redistricting amendmentTypePad2010-05-21T14:25:37ZMiami Heraldhttp://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/05/naacp-et-al-sue-to-block-legislatures-sham-redistricting-amendment/comments/atom.xml/Seth Platt commented on 'NAACP et al sue to block Legislature's "sham" redistricting amendment'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e2013481575e94970c2010-05-21T16:54:11Z2010-05-21T16:54:11ZSeth PlattThe Fair Districting Amendment does not seek to disenfranchise minority voters. It seeks to provide 'FAIR' districts with common sense...<p>The Fair Districting Amendment does not seek to disenfranchise minority voters. It seeks to provide &#39;FAIR&#39; districts with common sense boundaries that are not designed with the sole purpose of allowing sitting legislators to retain their seats, but rather provide a more proper representation of the geographical areas and municipalities in which they serve.<br />
The only population that may be disenfranchised is the one with ALL the power. OLD RICH WHITE MEN.<br />
Minorities will be better represented by a more even party parity of representation in Tallahassee which has been dominated by Republicans for the last 2 decades due to ridiculous district boundaries that make no sense.</p>